BOLIVIA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	24,334	8	2,479	+ 21,854
Coronary Heart Disease	2	21,513	1	11,051	+ 10,461
Stroke	3	9,005	3	7,206	+ 1,798
Lung Cancers	4	5,059	20	901	+ 4,158
Hypertension	5	4,442	10	1,927	+ 2,516
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,136	30	407	+ 2,729
Falls	7	2,900	17	1,066	+ 1,833
Lung Disease	8	2,821	7	3,735	- 914
Pancreas Cancer	9	2,729	36	332	+ 2,397
Liver Disease	10	2,337	6	3,987	- 1,650
Prostate Cancer	11	2,123	28	550	+ 1,573
Breast Cancer	12	2,075	29	482	+ 1,593
Parkinson's Disease	13	1,866	22	852	+ 1,014
Lymphomas	14	1,862	41	219	+ 1,642
Suicide	15	1,852	26	715	+ 1,136
Liver Cancer	16	1,193	25	720	+ 472
Inflammatory/Heart	17	1,134	35	374	+ 759
Alcohol	18	1,016	33	384	+ 632
Stomach Cancer	19	978	23	785	+ 193
Other Injuries	20	956	11	1,279	- 324
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	955	2	8,069	- 7,114
Diabetes Mellitus	22	914	5	4,927	- 4,013
Other Neoplasms	23	825	58	43	+ 782
Leukemia	24	812	34	380	+ 433
Ovary Cancer	25	754	54	102	+ 652
Kidney Disease	26	748	4	5,879	- 5,131
Oesophagus Cancer	27	700	48	133	+ 566
Bladder Cancer	28	675	59	43	+ 632
Skin Cancers	29	650	43	190	+ 460
Drug Use	30	589	40	244	+ 345
Endocrine Disorders	31	562	32	384	+ 177
Uterin Cancer	32	493	47	151	+ 341
Road Traffic Accidents	33	470	9	2,430	- 1,959
Oral Cancer	34	453	56	91	+ 362
Congenital Anomalies	35	420	15	1,080	- 660
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	331	27	678	- 347
Drownings	37	232	31	406	- 174
Epilepsy	38	228	42	199	+ 28
Schizophrenia	39	203	85	0	+ 203
Asthma	40	185	38	258	- 73
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	182	51	111	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	42	175	61	22	+ 153
Violence	43	141	14	1,097	- 956
Cervical Cancer	44	136	16	1,071	- 935
Fires	45	135	44	181	- 47
Tuberculosis	46	70	13	1,187	- 1,117
Skin Disease	47	59	55	101	- 41
Low Birth Weight	48	57	12	1,265	- 1,207
Poisonings	49	54	57	66	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	42	37	292	- 250
Osteoarthritis	51	37	82	0	+ 37
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	33	21	883	- 849
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	24	81	0	+ 24
Appendicitis	54	21	46	156	- 135
Meningitis	55	21	49	128	- 107
Birth Trauma	56	17	19	984	- 967
Malnutrition	57	14	18	1,031	- 1,016
Anemia	58	12	84	0	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	59	12	45	174	- 162
Hepatitis C	60	10	67	3	+ 7
Oral conditions	61	8	80	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	62	4	62	15	- 11
Hepatitis B	63	4	64	6	- 2
Maternal Conditions	64	3	39	245	- 242
War	65	1	63	9	- 8
Encephalitis	66	1	52	110	- 108
Syphilis	67	1	53	105	- 104
Otitis Media	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Pertussis	69	0	50	121	- 121
Tetanus	70	0	60	31	- 31
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	65	5	- 5
Chagas disease	76	0	24	755	- 755
Schistosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	2	- 2
Dengue	82	0	66	4	- 4
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Finland

Bolivia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.